Geothermics and Geothermal Energy

Front Matter....Pages i-2
Magma Traps: Part I, Theory....Pages 3-14
Magma Traps: Part II, Application....Pages 15-33
Heat Flow in the Basin and Range Province and Thermal Effects of Tectonic Extension....Pages 34-50
Earthquake Swarms and Local Crustal Spreading Along Major Strike-slip Faults in California....Pages 51-64
Variation of Continental Mantle Heat Flow with Age: Possibility of Discriminating Between Thermal Models of the Lithosphere....Pages 65-74
The Relationship Between Seismic Velocity and Radioactive Heat Production in Crustal Rocks: An Exponential Law....Pages 75-82
The Degree of Metamorphism of Organic Matter in Sedimentary Rocks as a Paleo-Geothermometer, Applied to the Upper Rhine Graben....Pages 83-91
The Preliminary Heat Flow Map of Europe and Some of its Tectonic and Geophysical Implications....Pages 92-103
Heat Flow Map of the European Part of the U.S.S.R.....Pages 104-108
Mantle Heat Flow and Geotherms for Major Tectonic Units in Central Europe....Pages 109-123
On the Geothermal Regime of Some Tectonic Units in Romania....Pages 124-134
Heat Flow in Italy....Pages 135-149
Review of Heat Flow Data from the Eastern Mediterranean Region....Pages 150-159
Geothermal Resource Assessment of the United States....Pages 160-171
Possible Geothermal Resources in the Coast Plutonic Complex of Southern British Columbia, Canada....Pages 172-179
Geothermal Energy Prospects in Brazil: A Preliminary Analysis....Pages 180-195
Investigation for Geothermal Energy in Sweden....Pages 196-204
Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Resources in Denmark....Pages 205-212
Heat Flow and the Geothermal Potential of Egypt....Pages 213-226
The Linear Relation Between Temperatures Based on the Silica Content of Groundwater and Regional Heat Flow: A New Heat Flow Map of the United States....Pages 227-241
Applied Volcanology in Geothermal Exploration in Iceland....Pages 242-252
Determination of Characteristics of Steam Reservoirs by Radon-222 Measurements in Geothermal Fluids....Pages 253-261
Noble Gases in a Section across the Vapor Dominated Geothermal Field of Larderello, Italy....Pages 262-275
Gases and Water Isotopes in a Geochemical Section across the Larderello, Italy, Geothermal Field....Pages 276-289
Heat Extraction from Hot, Dry, Crustal Rock....Pages 290-296
Reservoir Lifetime and Heat Recovery Factor in Geothermal Aquifers used for Urban Heating....Pages 297-308
Flow in an Aquifer Charged with Hot Water from a Fault Zone....Pages 309-320
Flow Visualization Studies of Two-Phase Thermal Convection in a Porous Layer....Pages 321-330
Thermal Structure and Energy of the Hakone Volcano, Japan....Pages 331-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-341